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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Pleasant View (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant View. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Pleasant View ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant View: Pleasant Vw.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pleasant View is located in Emmet County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Emmet County: Charlevoix & Cheboygan.

Below are the counties that are near Pleasant View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant View:

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Pleasant View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Stutsmanville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
    • Marsh Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
    • Ramona Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramona Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
    • Roaring Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roaring Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
    • Wequetonsing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
    • Brutus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <3>
    • Conway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
    • Harbor Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pellston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alanson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
      • Alanson is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <3>
    • Oden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
    • Bay View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Antrim County
    • Ellsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Bay Shore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
    • Zenith Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
    • Walloon Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Horton Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
    • Boyne City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
      • Former names for Boyne City:
      • Bay Springs
      • Boyne
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
    • Charlevoix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
    • Boyne Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
    • East Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
      • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <3>
    • Nomad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nomad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomad
      • Nomad is located in Charlevoix County
    • Norwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Burt Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
      • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <3>
    • Wildwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Giauque Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Riggsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Topinabee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Indian River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <3>
    • Long Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Veery Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Silver Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Mullett Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Point Nipigon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Afton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolverine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
      • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <3>
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Gros Cap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Saint Ignace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
      • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <3>
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackinac Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
    • Vanderbilt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Timbers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Timbers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
    • Elmira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
    • Hallock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant View, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant View.

Cemeteries Near Pleasant View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant View.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ayr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Starr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frienship Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frienship Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frienship Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nichols Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alanson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alanson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McKinley Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant View had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.

  • Ayr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
  • Harbor Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Brutus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
    • Brutus is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <3>
  • Oden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alanson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
    • Alanson is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <3>
  • Pellston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegomic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
  • Petoskey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Burt Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
    • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <3>
  • Levering
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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    • Good Hart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Epsilon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsilon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
      • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
    • Cross Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
      • Cross Village is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant View.

Newspapers Published in Pleasant View ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant View, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant View:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5072, Longitude: -84.9145       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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